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F1 2017 Car Launch/testing topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:40 pm
by Big Kev
Seems to work better when it's all in one place.

Renault Sport F1: 21 February
Sauber F1: 22 February, C36
Sahara Force India: 22 February, TBC
Mercedes AMG Petronas: 23 February, W08
Scuderia Ferrari: 24 February, project 668
McLaren Honda: 24 February, MCL32
Scuderia Toro Rosso: 26 February, STR12
Red Bull Racing: 26 February, RB13
Haas F1: 26 February
Williams Martini Racing: TBC

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:41 pm
by Big Kev
Williams are first up with the FW40

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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:04 pm
by w00dsy
That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen. I'm already liking these new regs.

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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:49 pm
by Jamo
Lovely, neat and tasteful livery.

If you round off the micro cock nose, fuck off the godawful fin, cut off all the crap around the radiators and gave it single plane wings you'd have a sexy looking car.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:51 pm
by pixelboy
w00dsy wrote:That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen.
Really? ever? or past 20 years maybe..

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:55 pm
by Jamo
Last truly sexy F1 car imho was the jet black Arrows, mid 90's or so. That was a fucking gorgeous Motorcar.

Re: RE: Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:15 pm
by w00dsy
pixelboy wrote:
w00dsy wrote:That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen.
Really? ever? or past 20 years maybe..
Definitely today

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:33 am
by Dr. Pain
If they widen the rear wing, say close to how they were, then it would look awesome. Still it looks pretty good. :yes:

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:07 am
by w00dsy
It's the curved sidepods I'm digging.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:51 pm
by macca
Lets hope it's as good as it looks, always liked Williams since the early days & AJ, still a bit too fussy as Jamo said.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 5:04 pm
by Muppet
Dr. Pain wrote:If they widen the rear wing, say close to how they were, then it would look awesome. Still it looks pretty good. :yes:
They won't widen the rear wing, remember the overtaking working group, they found that a narrower read wing is better for the following car. And we all know how successful the OWG made things lol.

I do like how it is much cleaner, compare it to the aero beasts of 5+ years ago and it's is very sleek. I still think that's only a 3D model though rather than the real thing.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 5:07 pm
by Duke
Yep it's just renders that they released.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:01 am
by DexterPunk
w00dsy wrote:It's the curved sidepods I'm digging.
Yeah I got a stiffy over those side pods and the delta wing. Williams also have the best livery by a long shot.


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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:38 am
by Exar Kun
The rear wing is wider and lower than last year. Basically for the aesthetics I think. It looks like last year's car with the new bits bolted on to me. I guess the diffuser will be a big point of difference that we can't see.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:06 pm
by Big Kev
2017 - 2016

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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:46 pm
by Big Kev
Sauber C36

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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:01 pm
by NeilPearson
They don't have sponsors?

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:10 pm
by DexterPunk
Looks amazing apart from that fin.


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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:46 pm
by pixelboy
Gawd, the wings are low this year!

Poor Sauber, can't even afford a designer :shake:

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:20 pm
by Big Kev
NeilPearson wrote:They don't have sponsors?
I guess Nasr took his banco de Brasil money with him. Merc are bankrolling Wehrlein to be there but as it has a ferrari engine they're probably not allowed to be on the car so then it's just down to the little sponsors along the bottom of the pods and the end fences. You'd think they could at least make them big enough to read if they're the only ones on the car!

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:43 am
by KNAPPO
DexterPunk wrote:Looks amazing apart from that fin.
That was the first thing that jumped out to me, ewwww the shark fins are back.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:53 pm
by Muppet
That Sauber is very boxy compared to the Williams. I'm glad they had a side shot though, as that is the biggest difference you will see this year, the profile is very different. That also looks like a very long wheelbase, almost looks to be sagging in the middle, but think it's just an illusion of the rake angle.

The side by side of the Williams shows from the front they don't look terribly different except you can see the fatter tyres, again, the profile shots are going to be the best ones of this years cars.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:23 pm
by Big Kev
Renault launch in about 2 hrs.

Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:49 am
by Big Kev
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Re: F1 2017 Car Launch topic

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:29 am
by Big Kev
Some interesting stuff going on with the sides of the nose and the side boards with the car number on.